The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)

Striking’ scenes form a large April 28, 1923. “A FOXHUNTING PAGEANT.” ‘‘*T freely confess that the best of my fun I owe to the horse and the hound.” Wauytrre MELVILLE. 7 NDOUBTEDLY of all British sports, fox-hunting is the most fascinating to those who hunt and also to those who are not able to follow the hounds It is essentially the real sport of kings—and has been carried on for upwards of 200 years in this country. There are probably about 160 packs of fox-hounds in England, a few in Wales and Ireland. The cost of keeping a pack of hounds is enormous, and the value of a pack may be considered as being about £10,000. The fox is drawn from cover, has a little time to set away-before the ‘‘ géne-away "’ is given by the whipper-in, and is then run. Much depends on ‘ie ‘* scent, ’ which at times is very uncertain. A picture, now being put-out by Butcher’s Film Service, was taken: with the well-known Bramham Moor Hunt, of which Viscount Lascelles is the master. The Bramham Moor ‘is one of the best-known hunts in England, and one of the oldest in hunting history. Work commenced in October last, and John Betts, with his cameramen, attended from October ‘6 April of this year a very large number of meetings in order to secure this very wonderful film record of fox-hunting. It is obvious. that, to obtain so complete a record, patience and perseverance, combined with enthusiasm and an expert knowledge of the sport, were essential. Betts. possesses all these qualifications, and the result is a fox-hunting pageant from the ‘* meet *’ to the ‘* kill.”’ ; THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. 29 Remarkable ‘pictures of the fox~have been secured. by. the aid of 12-in. focus lenses and much waiting. Viscount Lascelles AS Master, is seen in the film all through, as are many other well. known people. Those who follow the hounds will see more in the film than they could possibly see otherwise, whilst others will be immensely interested in the presentation of | such | 8 wonderful triumph in kinematography. The film lasts about 35 minutes and will be seen by thousands at our kinemas in the cities and towns throughout the country shortly. os The picture was taken by kind permission of Viscount Lascelles and has just been shown by request to her Royal Highness Princess Mary, himself and their household, at Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough. A BAN WITHDRAWN. © OLLOWING a private exhibition of Sir Trustam Eve's much-discussed film, ‘‘ From Manger to Cross,’’ the Liverpool Licensing Entertainment justices have decided to withdraw the ban which they had imposed upon the public projection of the film in the city. It was in 1912 that the Liverpool Bencl: refused to sanction the screening of the ‘film locally, although it had been shown in neighbouring districts under different authorities. The film is handled in the Merseyside area by Walturdaw’s, and an engagement has already been negotiated with the proprietors of the Granby Kinema, Granby Street, where the picture will be shown throughout next week. INCORPORATED BRITISH RENTERS’ BIG ATTRACTION i. 4 4 bh ae aon 3. o@) " ae Sage ic Mig Sy ie AGG yi nc jy ey | mM Jay hk ig PL it Oe Cn ent EX = part of ‘‘ Whom the Gods Would Destroy,” w hich-will be trade shown at the ‘Mnaubea cu May 11. . The Allied Forces and the British Navy are seen in action in this picture.